Col James DAVIS^[1]

1662 - 1749  (87 years)

• Name	James DAVIS
  Prefix	Col
  Birth	23 May 1662	Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  DNA	Y
  _UID	CBDA0535503C43278805416D4E4DAA2E8369
  Death	8 Sep 1749	Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire
  Burial	Davis Cemetery, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire   [2]
  Person ID	I20073	main
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth CHESLEY,   b. Abt 1669, Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire d. 28 Mar 1749, Oyster River [Durham], Strafford, New Hampshire (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1688	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Sarah DAVIS,   b. 3 Mar 1697, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire d. 20 Jan 1788, Madbury, Strafford, New Hampshire (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Col James Davis Headstone Colonel James Davis Esq Departed this life in this 88th Year of his age

  
  

• Notes

  Col. James Davis died at the garrison where he was born, 8 Sep 1749. His wife, Elizabeth Chesley, was born 1669 and died before 1748. Both were members of the Church at Oyster River from which they withdrew in 1723 to join the Church of Dover. (history of Canterbury, NH by J.O. Lyford) James was a survivor of the massacre at Oyster River Plantation, Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire in 1694 at age 31.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Robert Waddell, Orcutt_001 gedcom file. [S96] database and images, Find a Grave, 82633443.